Monte Cook Games

ActivityProjectsRevenuePledgesAvg. PledgeLinks
2012 - 2026 25 $11,064,759 USD 83,963 $132 USD
With over 30 years in the games industry, Charles M. Ryan has created or contributed to nearly every class of tabletop game—board games, card games, trading card games, miniature games, and roleplaying games—and he’s garnered awards and recognition for game design, editing and development, fiction, and graphic design. As a businessman, he’s worked in every tier of the market, from running his own independent publishing firm, to serving as Hasbro’s global brand manager for Dungeons & Dragons, to heading up marketing at the UK’s Esdevium Games, one of the world’s largest game distributors. Charles served as Chairman of the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design, the professional organization of the games industry, from 1997 through 2001. He’s also the author of the well-reviewed novel The Mason of New Orleans.

Projects

KickstarterKicktraq Numenera: Liminal Shores
630%
Numenera: Liminal Shores
A project in Seattle, WA by Monte Cook Games 25 created
RPG

Three thematically linked hardcover sourcebooks with all new material for the award-winning phenomenon of the Numenera tabletop RPG.

Campaign: 2019/08/13 - 2019/09/14
Duration: 31 days
378,408 USDof 60,000 USD Goal
2,595Backers
146 USDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraq Arcana of the Ancients, a 5E science-fantasy sourcebook
1040%
Arcana of the Ancients, a 5E science-fantasy sourcebook
A project in Seattle, WA by Monte Cook Games 25 created
RPG

A sourcebook that brings the science-fantasy stylings of Numenera to 5E, written by designers very experienced with both games.

Campaign: 2019/03/12 - 2019/04/13
Duration: 31 days
520,207 USDof 50,000 USD Goal
5,536Backers
94 USDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraq Invisible Sun – Return to the Actuality
339%
Invisible Sun – Return to the Actuality
A project in Seattle, WA by Monte Cook Games 25 created
RPG

A reprint of the radical, ambitious, critically acclaimed tabletop roleplaying game, currently sold out and unavailable.

Campaign: 2018/10/23 - 2018/11/17
Duration: 24 days
339,478 USDof 99,999 USD Goal
1,505Backers
226 USDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraq Your Best Game Ever!
1163%
Your Best Game Ever!
A project in Seattle, WA by Monte Cook Games 25 created
Accessory RPGBook

A tool book for tabletop roleplayers. No matter what game you play or how long you’ve been playing–have your best game ever!

Campaign: 2018/07/24 - 2018/08/25
Duration: 31 days
581,673 USDof 50,000 USD Goal
5,591Backers
104 USDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraqBoardgameGeek No Thank You, Evil! - A Game So Nice We’re Making it Twice
154%
No Thank You, Evil! - A Game So Nice We’re Making it Twice
A project in Seattle, WA by Monte Cook Games 25 created

A reprint of the award-winning storytelling game for creative kids and their families.

Campaign: 2018/05/14 - 2018/06/05
Duration: 21 days
61,717 USDof 40,000 USD Goal
1,081Backers
57 USDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraq Numenera 2: Discovery and Destiny
1056%
Numenera 2: Discovery and Destiny
A project in Seattle, WA by Monte Cook Games 25 created
RPG

Discover the Ninth World, then fulfill your destiny to lift it from an age of darkness. Two new corebooks for Numenera.

Campaign: 2017/09/18 - 2017/10/27
Duration: 38 days
845,258 USDof 80,000 USD Goal
4,185Backers
202 USDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraq A Strange Box
814%
A Strange Box
A project in Seattle, WA by Monte Cook Games 25 created
RPG

Exclusive Boxed Set Edition for The Strange RPG

Campaign: 2017/02/20 - 2017/03/18
Duration: 25 days
162,819 USDof 20,000 USD Goal
1,011Backers
161 USDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraqBoardgameGeek No Thank You, Evil! The Adventures Continue
200%
No Thank You, Evil! The Adventures Continue
A project in Seattle, WA by Monte Cook Games 25 created

More adventures for No Thank You, Evil!, the ENnie Award-winning game of make-believe for creative kids and their families.

Campaign: 2016/10/25 - 2016/11/12
Duration: 17 days
60,112 USDof 30,000 USD Goal
744Backers
81 USDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraq Invisible Sun
315%
Invisible Sun
A project in Seattle, WA by Monte Cook Games 25 created
RPG Fantasy

The new RPG from Monte Cook. A game of surrealistic fantasy, secrets, and magic played both at the table--and away from it.

Campaign: 2016/08/15 - 2016/09/17
Duration: 32 days
664,274 USDof 210,653 USD Goal
1,846Backers
360 USDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraq Worlds of the Cypher System
1014%
Worlds of the Cypher System
A project in Seattle, WA by Monte Cook Games 25 created
RPG

Explore all new worlds and play in any genre with the award-winning roleplaying game system behind Numenera and The Strange.

Campaign: 2016/02/29 - 2016/04/02
Duration: 32 days
304,430 USDof 30,000 USD Goal
2,456Backers
124 USDAvg.Pledge